The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call of suspicious circumstances at the Speedway Gas Station on Lapeer Road. According to an OCSD report, 40-year-old man working at the gas station said an unknown man, described as a white male, with dark, slicked-back hair; dark, thin mustache; about 5-feet, 9-inches and 160 pounds; was […]
Young, clever artists, including four from Massachusetts, submitted entries in the second annual Lighted Holiday Village Coloring Contest, sponsored by Sherman Publications, owner of The Lake Orion Review. This year’s winners were Nick Fullmer, a fourth grader at St. Joseph’s School and Jaclyn Martin, a third grader at Stadium Elementary School of the Arts. The […]
Monday, Dec. 1, a person at Atwater/Orion Road was arrested for driving with a suspended license. A vehicle was damaged on North Shore. A person on Indian Lake was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. *** Tuesday, Dec. 2, a cell phone was lost on South Broadway. *** Wednesday, Dec. 3, a woman was […]
Ten Years Ago Dec. 8, 1993 ~~~Township trustees were each served a copy of a lawsuit from the Anderson Group. Each of them is being sued for a total of $16 million in damages and the right to commercially rezone property on M-24, near Scripps. ~~~For the first time since opening in 1956, Guest House […]
Monday, Dec. 1, a vehicle with tools was missing from Diversified Welding on Brown Road. Someone broke into a vehicle on Absequami, taking a wallet. A vehicle was damaged on Franklin Wright Boulevard. Home invasion on Baldwin Road. Larceny by trick on Beardon. A woman said a contractor spent money she’d paid him to renovate […]
Tuesday, Dec. 2 8:28 a.m.-An unknown medical problem occurred on Jamm Road. 7:36 p.m.-A diabetic man on HiCrest fell in his yard and was outside for three hours. Station #2 responded. 9:56 p.m.-Station #2 responded to an injured person at a domestic problem on Aspen. Wednesday, Dec. 3 8:38 a.m.-Station #2 responded to an unknown […]
Several years ago, student Alex Smith was suspended for 10 days for writing a parody about the tardy policy at Mount Pleasant High School and about the teachers and administrators charged with enforcing it. According to Henry Silverman, a professor at Michigan State University, this is an erosion of student rights and the miseducation of […]
Contrary to Jerome King’s opinion, Ted Nugent and the NRA are not a bunch of bullies. They are defending the rights of hunters to obtain their food from the woods not a supermarket. There is plenty of land in Orion Township and plenty of doves to be hunted, so let us hunters get our food […]
Once again Thanksgiving dinner at CJ’s was a big success. A HUGE thank you goes out to the Flaming Pistons, a local car group that collected all year long. Whether it was time, money or groceries, it all contributed to a great day for everyone. Thank’s also to our employees, loyal customers, Caramagno Foods, Del […]
As one of the custodians laid-off due to the school budget cuts, I feel compelled to reply to a recent letter complaining about the job performance of the LOHS custodians. The writer made many erroneous assumptions based on what he heard from a few students and one phone call to the school office. The truth […]